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,.. THE BUTTERNUT TREE. ”a a t In the days of the early settlers, the fiark of‘the butternut tree was used 1 the making of brown dye. The nuts. of course, Were used in haking or as an extra to a rather restricted diet. Jack Milligan remembered that a butternut tree grew across the road from his house, and he remembers gathering nuts when he was very small. Then the tree disappeared. Some people felt that he might have been mistaken as there is no Sign of a butternut tree there now. However, last year, while making some structural changes to his house, a small cupbeard was opened up. There, ineide,, after nearly 68 years, 1 ' about dazen butternuts--giaeed there to dry years age. Jack Milligan had proved hie point. Ame; by the way, on Opening up one of these butternuts. it was fannd ta begun quiteh-freeh and eeiblea ' \ x w x J